While holding the thread from the spool
with your right hand, pa
ss
the thread
toward you, in the groove
on
the thread
guide.
• Make
sure
thal
the
spr
in
g in l
he
groove
ca
lches
the
thread.
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Spring
Feed the upper thread as shown
in
the
following
illu
st
ration.
Make sure you guide the thread through
the thread
take-up lever from right
to
left
as shown in the following illustration.
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Thr
ead take-up lever
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Memo
-----------
• If
the
thread take-up lev
er
is lowered, the
upper thread
ca
n not
be
wrapped around
the
thread take-
up
lever. Make sure you
raise
the
n
eed
le
by
turning
the
handwheel
toward you (counte
rcl
oc
kwise) so that 1he
mark
on
the wh
ee
l points up.
Put the thread behind the guide above the
needle.
• The thread can easily be passed behind
the
needle
bar
thread guide by holding the
thread in your
left hand, then feeding
the
thread with your righl hand.
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Needle bar thread guide
Thread the needle from front to back
leavi
ng
a thread tail
of
about 5
cm
(2
inches).
•
If
your sewing
ma
chine is equipped wilh a
needle
threader, use
th
e needle threader lo
thr
ead
the needle (see next section).
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5 cm (2 inches)
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Note
-----------
• Make sure you raise
the
presser foot lever
and the thread take-up lever before you feed
the
upper lhread.
•
If
you incorrec1ly feed the thr
ead
you may
cause sewing
problems.
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